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TIL of an ape named Oliver who preferred walking upright. He was bald, freckled, showed sexual attraction towards humans and even liked to pour himself a cup of brandy every night while wearing a smoking jacket. Due to his human-like features and mannerisms he was once believed to be a "Humanzee".

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kJ404 TIL in 2016 a man ate a ghost pepper in an eating contest and drank 6 glasses of water to cool off. He vomited so much he tore a hole in his esophagus and was rushed to a hospital where doctors found his left lung collapsed. He spent 23 days in the hospital and was sent home with a gastric tube.
Y7MyG TIL Until the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, it was nearly impossible for a single woman to get a credit card without a male cosigner.
WkRZL TIL the world-renowned violinist Vanessa-Mae is also an Olympic skier
ePQ6 TIL that the only way to get hold of industrial musician Loke Rahbek’s album ‘The Wild Palmsthat’ is to send nudes to his email.
vQv8 TIL that unless you donate blood directly at a hospital, your blood is likely being resold for up to $200/pint back to the hospital by the local blood bank to the to recoup their costs of collection.